History of America

John P. Zenger arrested for publishing seditious things against governor. Ruled him innocent, said free people should have a right to publicly remonstrate against abuse. Freedom of press

20 black Carolinians met near Stono River. Took guns & powder from store, killed storekeepers. Burned houses and killed whites. Largest slave revolt in colonies prior to revolution.

B. Franklin's plan for joint protection of colonies

Colonists can't go past the Appalachians

People marched demanding protection from indians

Tax on Sugar and Molasses and stuff

Colonists must allow British troops to lodge with them

Tax created to make smuggling harder in colonies. Pissed Americans off, led to Stamp Act Congress

Formed to protest Stamp Act, Issued Declaration of Rights and Grievances which was formally ignored by Parliament.

Issued after Stamp Act was repealed; reaffirmed dominance of the crown.

Plan to put taxes on most popular items imported to colonies, led to raised tensions between Colonists and Brits

Ignited the spark between Brits and Colonists. British troops were being harassed and kinda accidentally ended up killing some people

Sam Adams talks colonists into dumping a bunch of tea into the Boston Harbor

Called for a boycott on British goods

Early Revolutionary battle, victory for British despite many deaths

First battle of Revolution! The British came, the British came!

1. Declaration of Independence
2. Continental Army
3. Articles of Confederation
4. States write their constitutions

Govt. could raise armies, declare war, sign treaties. Could NOT tax

'MURICA!

Turning point! Franco-American Alliance! Other nations form non-alliance with Britain!

Last battle with British, we win!

Ends Revolutionary War

Helped decide how the west would be settled

Farmers being crushed by taxes

Started by Shay's Rebellion. Ends up replacing Articles of Confederation with Constitution
COMPROMISES:
1. Great Compromise
-2 houses
2. 3/5 Compromises
-Southern slaves count as 3/5 of a person, also get taxed
3.Commerce Compromise
-South agreed to federal control over foreign & interstate trade, importation of slaves allowed for 20 years. Govt. can collect import taxes

Creates path to statehood, No slavery beyond it

Bye Bye Articles of Confederation!

Created Supreme Court

Peaceful transition of powers!

Marshall was the Chief justice, Hugely federalist, Marbury v Madison, etc.

Biggest Territorial acquisition in US history! Jefferson!

Adams-Onis Treaty, US pays $5 mil

Enters Missouri as slave state and Maine as free state, sets latitude for free states

Congress passed a tariff, SC tried to nullify, was eventually shut down

Law passed by Congress to resettle Indian Tribes to Oklahoma Territory

Reduced rotective tariff that caused nullification crisis

Relocation of Indians, very brutal

declared independent from mexico, annexed into US

Forty-ninth parallel between US and Britain

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after Mexican American War

First women's rights convention

Admits Cali as free state, divides the rests of Southwest into territories, gives them self determination. Bans slavery in DC. Stronger fugitive slave code

Reinforces original fugitive slave law, must bring slaves back to owners

Novel that describe cruelty of slavery and increased tensions for both pro and anti slaveries

Purchases land from mexico to build railroad

Kansas and Nebraska territories get popular sovereignty, invalidates missouri compromise and northwest ordinance

John Brown hoped to raid the federal arsenal and distribute weapons to slaves to cause a revolt

Supreme Court says slaves are property, every state might as well be a slave state.

After Lincoln is elected all the Southern states begin to secede, started by SC

Union plan to squeeze south to death with Naval blockade and such

First battle of Civil war

Bloodiest day in Civil War

Southerners were growing sick of not having supplies so the women rose up and looted

Deadly riots protesting the draft

Political move to free southern slaves, added moral cause to union

Union victory, very deadly battle

Inspired nation to rally behind Union cause

Cut the confederacy in half